To:THE MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL BUREAU OF THE C.C., R.C.P.(B.)

Written:Written on July 9, 1920Published:First published in 1955 inCollected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 51.

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Toall the members of the Politbureau:

Ipropose that Krasin and the entire delegation be given
the directive:

“Befirmer, don’t be afraid of a temporary break of the
negotiations.”[1]||

[1]Thisrefers to the London negotiations between the Russian Trade
Delegation, headed by L. B. Krasin, and members of the British
Government (seeDokumenty vneshnei politiki SSSR, Vol. II,
Moscow, 1958, pp. 695–705).